Village News

Stapeley school pupils celebrate sporting success hat-trick

Stapeley school pupils celebrate sporting success hat-trick

Pupils at Pear Tree Primary in Stapeley are celebrating a hat-trick of successes in three different sports.

The youngsters won competitions and a new trophy in dodgeball, football and sportshall athletics in just a few days.

November 28, 2016
Council bollards stop lorry drivers defecating in Nantwich lay-by

Council bollards stop lorry drivers defecating in Nantwich lay-by

Mucky truckers have been blocked by council chiefs from parking in a Nantwich lay-by and defecating in a field near homes.

Lorry drivers had been using the parking area off the A530 Middlewich Road close to the Rising Sun pub as a stopover.

November 27, 2016
Yew Tree in Bunbury to stage antiques valuation nights

Yew Tree in Bunbury to stage antiques valuation nights

Antiques expert Mark Littler has teamed up with award-winning Bunbury pub Yew Tree Inn to host a series of valuation evenings.

Mark will be on hand between 4pm and 7pm each Monday until December 19 to value customers’ antiques free of charge.

November 22, 2016
Cancer Research UK Christmas fair in Wistaston raises £3,700

Cancer Research UK Christmas fair in Wistaston raises £3,700

The annual Cancer Research UK Christmas Fair raised more than £3,700 at Wistaston Memorial Hall.

The event was organised by the Crewe & Nantwich Cancer Research UK Group.

November 21, 2016
Nantwich youngster Elle Morris stars in Lord Mayor’s London parade

Nantwich youngster Elle Morris stars in Lord Mayor’s London parade

Young Nantwich cystic fibrosis patient Elle Morris played a starring role in the spectacular Lord Mayor’s Show parade in London.

The 10-year-old and her mum Becky Whitfield, from Wrenbury, were cheered on by more than half a million people for London’s oldest street parade.

November 21, 2016
Christie Hospital charity event at The Lamb in Willaston

Christie Hospital charity event at The Lamb in Willaston

A fund-raiser craft event will be staged in Willaston to help raise cash for the Christie cancer hospital.

The event will be held in the conservatory of The Lamb, on Wistaston Road, Willaston, on Thursday November 24 from 4.30pm-7pm.

November 20, 2016
Annual ‘Holly Fair’ held at Methodist Church in Wistaston

Annual ‘Holly Fair’ held at Methodist Church in Wistaston

By Jonathan White
The annual ‘Holly Fair’ at Wells Green Methodist Church in Wistaston raised more than £2,000.

Scores of people came together to organise the traditional November event at the church on Brooklands Avenue.

November 14, 2016
Thousands take part in Remembrance Services across South Cheshire

Thousands take part in Remembrance Services across South Cheshire

Thousands of people young and old paid tribute to fallen heroes at a series of Remembrance Day services in South Cheshire.

Towns, villages, schools and colleges staged services throughout the weekend to mark Armistice Day.

November 14, 2016
Aqueduct Marina chooses Muscular Dystrophy UK as charity of year

Aqueduct Marina chooses Muscular Dystrophy UK as charity of year

Aqueduct Marina in Church Minshull has chosen Muscular Dystrophy UK, Anne’s Wish as its charity for 2017.

Rob Eddon, who bought the marina’s Crick showboat and now moors at the marina, suggested the charity.

November 13, 2016
Police probe two burglaries on Audlem Road, Nantwich

Police probe two burglaries on Audlem Road, Nantwich

Police are probing two house burglaries which happened on Audlem Road in Nantwich.

Officers received two separate reports of break-ins in the early hours of the morning yesterday (November 8).

November 9, 2016
Willaston van driver killed in A500 crash at Barthomley named by police

Willaston van driver killed in A500 crash at Barthomley named by police

A Willaston man killed in the A500 crash at Barthomley, has been named as 31-year-old Neil Dey.

A van and a HGV collided on the road between the M6 and the roundabout for the Shavington bypass.

November 8, 2016
Co-op store donates balance bikes to Stapeley pupils

Co-op store donates balance bikes to Stapeley pupils

The new-look Co-op store in Stapeley marked its re-opening by donating new balance bikes and equipment to Pear Tree School.

Pupils were delighted to receive seven new bikes, helmets and road signs sponsored by the newly re-opened store.

November 7, 2016
New road crossing boosts safety on Rope Lane in Willaston

New road crossing boosts safety on Rope Lane in Willaston

Road safety campaigners in Willaston are celebrating after a new crossing was installed on busy Rope Lane.

Local councillors in Willaston and Rope have been fighting for the crossing for years.

November 5, 2016